Civics Review

Which document outlines the government and states what it can and cannot do?

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Amendment One

Which document gives us our basic rights and includes the first ten amendments within the Constitution?

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Amendment One

Which document declared the United States independent from Great Britain?

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Amendment One

Which political party wanted to rely on farming and was popular in the south?

• Democratic Republicans

• Federalists

• Legislative

• Executive

Which political party wanted a strong central government and was popular in big cities?

• Democratic Republicans

• Federalists

• Legislative

• Executive

Which branch of the government makes laws and is split into two groups called Congress?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Amendment Nine

Which branch of the government executes laws?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Amendment Nine

Which amendment in the Bill of Rights gives freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition?

• Amendment One

• Amendment Nine

• Amendment Ten

• Supreme Court

What is the role of the Judicial Branch?

• To write laws

• To tell citizens what they have

• To interpret laws

• To execute laws

What is a political party?

• A group of people with similar ideas about what the government should do

• The group of people that help the president make decisions

• The top court

• The person in charge